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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: Superintendent's actions roil school districtFor a superintendent who is reputed to be fond of applying the latest business techniques to improve the performance of local...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2013Last comment by former Ghysels colleague, on Jun 1, 2017 at 9:24 am | 58 comments | 634498 Views
MENLO PARK
Stanford-Arrillaga project: Boon or doom?What's worse than a string of empty car lots? Eight acres of mixed-use office space, retail and apartments, according to...
Original post made on Feb. 5, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 15, 2013 at 1:49 pm | 132 comments | 267338 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: To sign or not to sign, that is the questionAs Menlo Park waits for a consultant to analyze an initiative to downsize the city's downtown/El Camino Real specific plan,...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Apr 8, 2014 at 4:03 pm | 102 comments | 250230 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Parents push for Mandarin immersion programWith China on a path to becoming the largest economy in the world, the interest in teaching children in the United States...
Original post made on May. 29, 2013Last comment by Willows Parent, on Jun 11, 2013 at 10:38 pm | 60 comments | 168722 Views
MENLO PARK
Menlo Park: Battle heats up over Stanford's proposed mixed-use project on El CaminoEven as Stanford confirms that it has agreed to make changes to its proposed eight-acre complex on El Camino Real, according...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Aug 20, 2013 at 6:24 pm | 63 comments | 153584 Views
AROUND TOWN
Board endorsements make strange bedfellowsYou'd expect unions to get along with pension reform advocates about as well as cats get along with water. But this year's...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2011Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Oct 23, 2011 at 12:13 pm | 42 comments | 145401 Views
OTHER TOPICS
Coronavirus central: Total of Latino/Hispanic residents with virus in San Mateo County nearly doubles other racesThe coronavirus continues to take its toll on the Midpeninsula. On Wednesday, Santa Clara County reported 2,688 cases and...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Jul 8, 2020 at 2:16 pm | 4 comments | 79188 Views
ATHERTON
Aircraft noise over AthertonAtherton residents have been making some noise of their own over the increase in aircraft noise that's resulted from a start-up...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2013Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Sep 18, 2014 at 7:00 am | 497 comments | 76612 Views
AROUND TOWN
The Almanac's Readers' Choice 2013 winnersAlmanac readers name their favorite restaurants, shops and services in the 2013 Readers' Choice poll. ==B Photo:== Studio...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2013Last comment by JulieToo, on Jun 7, 2014 at 12:04 pm | 5 comments | 74061 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park: Driver responds to lawsuit over crash that injured 6-year-old twinsThe 90-year-old driver of a car that reportedly pinned two 6-year-old twin brothers against a wall on Santa Cruz Avenue has...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2013Last comment by Experienced Misdirection, on Jan 26, 2014 at 1:41 am | 95 comments | 70971 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Las Lomitas board president resigns over wife's racist and misogynistic tweets about Kamala HarrisJon Venverloh resigned Sunday after his wife posted racist and misogynistic tweets about Kamala Harris. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2020Last comment by Chris MD, on Dec 10, 2020 at 6:53 pm | 51 comments | 64598 Views
AROUND TOWN
Supes up ante on Stanford's trail offer==B Update:== The ball, suddenly, is in Stanford University's court. With an expiration date looming for San Mateo County...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2011Last comment by Ladera Resident, on Nov 9, 2011 at 2:12 pm | 6 comments | 63376 Views
FICTION
Defamation suit brought by Menlo Park fire board director settledSix days before the trial in one defamation case involving a local fire board director is set to begin, a second defamation...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2014Last comment by Peter's service, on Apr 8, 2014 at 10:38 am | 36 comments | 62645 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Who is prospering from Prop 13?Proposition 13 has been called California's "third rail" -- as in, untouchable. When billionaire Warren Buffet was serving...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2010Last comment by Y Pie, on May 16, 2016 at 7:13 pm | 159 comments | 60718 Views
MENLO PARK
How much should nonresidents pay for recreation in Menlo Park?How much should people who don't live in the city pay to participate in Menlo Park's recreation programs? Tonight the Parks...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2014Last comment by Menlo Park supporter, on Apr 12, 2014 at 2:33 pm | 29 comments | 58783 Views
MENLO PARK
Stanford 'rethinking' parts of El Camino planStanford University and developer John Arrillaga are revising their plans for Menlo Park's empty car lots for a third time,...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2013Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Feb 22, 2013 at 1:02 pm | 62 comments | 58367 Views
AROUND TOWN
Menlo attorney fighting high-speed rail Central Valley project's launch==B (An expanded version of an earlier-published story.)== Peninsula cities lost a legal battle last week against the state's...
Original post made on Mar. 5, 2013Last comment by POGO, on Apr 15, 2013 at 7:37 pm | 11 comments | 58318 Views
ATHERTON
Atherton: Plans rev up for new $32 million Town CenterWill Atherton residents be willing to contribute nearly $20 million toward a new Town Center? Community leaders helping to...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2014Last comment by Sore eyes, on Mar 26, 2014 at 2:06 pm | 19 comments | 56302 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Civil rights lawyers scrutinize school districtIn a bid to start a conversation on addressing poor academic performance among students from the Ravenswood City School District...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2013Last comment by Hmmm, on Jul 25, 2013 at 6:05 pm | 22 comments | 55880 Views
WOODSIDE
Historic Woodside estate is still a summer home for the Fleishhacker familyNot long after the 1906 earthquake, Mortimer Fleishhacker, a successful San Francisco businessman, decided he wanted to build...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2013Last comment by Mike Prevot, on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:29 pm | 6 comments | 53393 Views
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